Tour de Peak District
Ride around the edge of the UK’s oldest National Park with a self-guided cycling holiday in the Peaks. We provide accommodation and daily luggage transfers.
Tour de Peak District
https://contourscycle.co.uk/tour-de-peak-district
A self-guided cycling holiday around the perimeter of the Peak District National Park.
From £435 per person
From £435 per person
Tour between picturesque Derbyshire villages and rural upland views along gentle packhorse trails, ancient toll roads, and quiet lanes on a self-guided cycling holiday. This 160-mile circular route celebrates Britain's first national park, the Peak District, with an engaging lap around its perimeter.
From bustling Matlock, the Tour de Peak District heads along grassy lanes past Oaker, Parson House, and More Hall and Langsett Reservoirs. There's a steep climb from Marsden that rises over Redbrook Reservoir before sweeping into Diggle and beyond along a disused railway track. A wooded riverside trail squirms on from Carrbrook, past Upper Swineshaw, and across Ogden Brook. The route follows Middlewood Way past Whaley Bridge and rises to Gun Moor before the final day’s riding brings it back to Matlock.
Although it includes wholly road-based alternatives for the strictly-street cyclist, the Tour de Peak District is still one of the best for anyone looking to try a few easy off-road stretches.
Enjoying endless natural beauty, from the wild moors of the Dark Peak, punctured by crops of black granite and windswept heather, to the long, thin medieval strip fields of the White Peak area.
Challenging yourself with stand-out climbs, like the departures from Marsden and Whaley Bridge, and the trek from Thorncliffe to the ridgeline.
Blasting down the sweeping descent into Disley -- just one of many brilliant downhill charges on this rising, diving route.
| Code | Tour | Duration | Price per person | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-PD1 | A circular trail beginning at Matlock | 2 days riding | £435 | |
| C-PD2 | A circular trail beginning at Matlock | 3 days riding | £565 | |
| C-PD3 | A circular trail beginning at Matlock | 4 days riding | £695 | |
| C-PD4 | A circular trail beginning at Matlock | 5 days riding | £795 |
Travel to Matlock where your first night's accommodation will be booked
Matlock to Glossop. 82 miles (131km)
Glossop to Matlock. 77.5 miles (124km)
Depart from Matlock after breakfast
The daily mileages quoted are average trail miles only and do not include the distance from the trail to your accommodation. We do not expect you to have to travel more than 2.5 miles from the trail to your accommodation.
Below are the additional costs that may apply depending on your requirements. Our standard prices per person are based upon two people sharing a room; if you are on your own, or are part of a group but require a room of your own, then the Solo Traveller or Single Supplements apply respectively:
You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops:
Enjoying endless natural beauty, from the wild moors of the Dark Peak, punctured by crops of black granite and windswept heather, to the long, thin medieval strip fields of the White Peak area.
Challenging yourself with stand-out climbs, like the departures from Marsden and Whaley Bridge, and the trek from Thorncliffe to the ridgeline.
Blasting down the sweeping descent into Disley -- just one of many brilliant downhill charges on this rising, diving route.
You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops:
Gentle climbs and descents roll between steeper sections.
The departure from Marsden is particularly challenging. Other stand-out climbs feature after Whaley Bridge and the trek from Thorncliffe up to the ridge line, both of which boast panoramic views at their summits.
One of the best descents, meanwhile, leads the way into Disley. It’s a wonderfully sweeping stretch of road – one of many on this rising, diving route.
The Tour de Peak District follows country lanes as it circles the border of the Peak District National Park. In places it departs the tarmac along green pathways and hard-packed trails, including sections of the Pennine Bridleway.
A hybrid bicycle is best-suited to these off-road diversions, but there is always a road-based alternative to hand for cyclists on road bicycles.
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